Mongolia

Practiced by Mongolia’s indigenous tribes for countless generations, the art of khoomi (throat singing) defies traditional harmonics. In storied Ulaanbaatar, enjoy a live performance of throat singing and traditional dance before savouring an authentic Mongolian feast of local meats, cheeses and buzz (dumplings).

Visit the National History Museum with a local history expert to immerse yourself in the incredible history of Mongolia. View fascinating displays of traditional Mongolian clothing and weaponry, as well as exhibits charting the course of Genghis Khan's empire-building.

Spanning a vast swathe of southern Mongolia, the Gobi Desert’s remote dunescape affords a glimpse into a world that time forgot — a place where herdsmen tend their livestock from gers (traditional yurts), dinosaur fossils pepper the cliffsides and travellers can still go off grid.

Immerse yourself in Mongolia’s time-honoured nomadic way of life when you help construct a ger (traditional yurt) from wood, felt, leather and canvas alongside a local expert. Later, you’ll bed down in one yourself and before turning in admire the starry night skies.

Explore the Gobi Desert’s Flaming Cliffs with a local palaeontologist, diving into a world that time forgot, learning how the ground-breaking discoveries of fossilised dinosaur eggs and other treasures from the late Cretaceous period were unearthed from this isolated frontier.

Mount a Bactrian camel and explore Moltsog Els, one of the few places in the Gobi covered by sand dunes. The experience affords exceptional insight into a way of life that has endured for centuries in Central Asia.

Home to Mongolia’s capital and half its population, Ulaanbaatar witnesses a daily collision of past and present. Nomads from the surrounding steppes mingle among businessmen and monks as an emerging economy flourishes in the bustling city streets.